Package-holder.



P. M. SOUTHWIGK.

PACKAGE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4 1903-.'

Patented. May 18, 1909.

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Specification of Letters latezit.

' Patentedlyloy is, 1909.

Applicatioffild August t, 3.908. 7 Serial N0. 446,961.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. SOUTH- W1ox,o citizen. of the United States. residing at Fredonio, in the county ofChautauqua onldStste of New York, have inventedo new and usefulPackage-Holder, of which the. fo1-' lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to package holders and '13 particularly designedfor holding package's ofseeds etc. Within boxes, the

packages being so positioned that all of them will be displayed andivithin convenient reach. a i

The holder is designed to be placed upon the market as on article ofmanufacture and con be readily attached to boxes of different kindsalthough it is to be understoodthet the holder maybe secured within thebox at the time of manufacture and said box with the holders nlaced uponthe market for holding and displaying packages.

- conveniently The object of the invention is to provide a, holder ofsimple and durable construction which can be completely housed. Within.2*.

box and will hold series of packages seps rated. L Another obgect 18 toprovide means Where- 'by the holder can be held by the lid oft-he box,partly elevated above the box body and with the bottom of the holderinclined. so.

that the-packages sup orted -thereby will all be displayed and he dinposition to be grasped.

Another object is to nrovide simple nicens for locking the box lid inopen position so that it will not close under the weight of thesupported eclroges, these locking means being'shi-fts le into the boxbody when it is desired to close. the box.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter morelfully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form ot theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a. plan View.

ofnn open box hsving holders constituting the pr sent invention inelevated positions therein. Fig. 2 IS a. section through the box andshowing the parts in positions indicated in Fig. 1. Fig. Sis a Viewsimilar to Fig. 2

but showing the box closed and the holder detached frorrrthecover.

deferring" to the figures by characters ofreference, iv designwtes eboxof any desired.

the bot-torn face of the box and near its sideediges ore tapes 4extending at one end beyond the base and designed to be-festened to thefront wall of the box 1 by roe-ans of rivets 501' in any other suitablemanner,

said projecting portions constituting hinge' A beck strip 6 is arrangeduponrthe other end connections between the base and box.

of the base 3 end is secured thereto by the tapes 4. Each tape is loopedat its rear or upper end through on eye. 7 from Which a hook 8 extends.A. desired number of leaves 9 are hingedly connected to and t11-'-ranged transversely upon the base and the ends of these leaves areconnected to the corresponding portions of the beck strip 6 by means offlexible strips 10. ings only one of these leaves has been shown uponeach besebut it is to be understood that only desired number of them maybe utilized in which 0\ ='it each st in 1.0 will be connected to all oithe leaves and prevent them from swinging apart more thanpredete-rinined distances. in order thnt the holders may. be portlysupported by the cover 2 when the box is open it rod 11'. is arrangedtransversely upon the bottom or inner face of the cover, said rod havingcrank portions 12 between and adjacent the ends thereof whichbeer Within'fostening loops 13' se cured in onysuitsble manner to the cover Hookedarms 1 1 are formed at the ends of rod 11.

Pivotolly connected to the inner faces of the end alls .of box 1 arebrace strips 15 mountedto swing downward into the box. each stripbeingconnected to =the cover by in the draw:

.niesns of n. flexible strip or tape 16. The

free end of each brace dressed at 1'? tor the purpose hereinafter setforth. v

strip is notched its in-' Vfhen a box is provided with holders such asherein described the bases of the holder arejplaced upon the bottom ofthe box and the ack stripfi and'lea-ves 9 will divide the interior of-tpockets each of which is designed to receive packages, such asenvelops'containing seeds,

which are placed on edge. The leaves 9 and the back strip 6 are nohigher than the walls of'the box so as not to' interfere with theclosing of the cover. The brace strips also assume ositio'ns within thebox when the cover is c osed as shown inFig. .When

. the cover. is raised the ta es 1 6 will swing the brace strips 15upwar ly out of the box whereupon they maybe swung against the cover 2and the rod' 1'1 )artly rotated so as to bring hooks 14 intot e notches17. The. .cover, is thus secured against movement relative to the boxbody." The back strip 6 is then lifted from the 'box'and hooks 8 placedin engagement with rod 11.- The ase 3' of eachholder is thus supportedin an inclined position and the tapes 10 hold the leaves 9 properlyspaced apart. It will be apparent that when the parts are thuspositioned .theackagescontained within 1 the holders will e exposed toview .and can be convenientlyreached. I It 's to be understood'that ifpreferred the base 3 may be provided-with two or more parallel series ofleaves 9 and back strips :6,

and thepartition, 18"-'Inay be mounted upon the base and hinged to it,said partition. ex-

tending between the" leaves and up to the back strip. This constructionis so obvious that it is not deemed necessary to illustrate it.-

VVhat is claimed is:

1. The combination with a receptacle and a closurehingedly connectedthereto; ofja base hingedly mounted within. the-recep tacle, a backstriphingedly connected to the base, a sup orting device connected tothe closure, an means upon the back strip for det'achably engaging'saiddevice to support the" base in an inclined position.

2. The combination with a receptacle and a 'closurejhingedly connectedthereto'; of a holder comprising a base strip hingedly mounted withinthe receptacle, a back strip hingedlyconnected to'the base strip, asupporting member mounted on the closure, means carried by theba'ckstripfor detachably'engaging saidmember to support the e box intocompartments or, back strip.

a 3; The combinationa receptacle and.

base strip "in an inclined position, 'a leaf 'hingedly mounted on :thebasestripfandia flexible connection' -between said lea and the a'Cl0SuI'6 hingedly mounted upon-the receptacle;- of a holdercom risingabase strip hingedly mountedjwithm' the receptacle, a back striphingedlyconnected to the base stri means for detachably securing the bac stripto the closure when opened so as to support the base strip'in aninclined position, and means movable into the rece tacle for engagingthe closure to lock it in open position.

'4. The 'combinatio'n with a receptacleand a hinged closure thereon; ofa holder com-v prising a base striphingedly' mounted within the recetacle, a'member hingedly connected prising a'base striphingedly mountedwithin.

the receptacle, a member hingedly connected to the base strip, asupporting rod upon the closure, hooks upon.;;s"aidhinge member fordetachably engaging-the rod. 1

6. .The combination with a" receptacle and a closure hingedly connectedthereto; of a holder comprising a base strip hingedly mounted vwithinthe receptacle, a-backstrip hingedlyconnected to the base strip;cooperating meansupon the closure and back ,strip for supporting thebase in an inclined position relative to the receptacle, a leaf iingedlymounted on the base strip, and a flexible connection between saidleafand the back. strip. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixediny signature in. the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK M; SOUTHWICK.

-Witnesses:

HARLOW J. CRrssEY,

F. J. DAVIS.

